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Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016

Have a question about a Las Vegas park or your city council representative? Just ask Alexa. Amazon Echo, the increasingly popular voice-controlled device that uses an artificial-intelligence system called Alexa, knows a thing or two about Las Vegas ...

Some relics of Las Vegas’ past will have a new home soon thanks, in part, to a six-figure grant that’s helping the Neon Museum expand its footprint. The Las Vegas City Council approved a $425,000 grant Wednesday from the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial to ...

Yvanna Cancela fought for laborers as the Culinary Union’s former political director. Now, she’ll be fighting for her constituents as the first Latina to serve in the state Senate. The Clark County Commission voted unanimously today to appoint ...

Americans reacted to the 2016 election results with a mix of emotions that surfaced in protests, stream-of-consciousness social media posts and messages scribbled on Post-It notes inside a New York City subway tunnel. Some were angry. Some were elated. Others just needed to talk. To that end, a UNLV program is offering ...

Defeated Republican congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian has filed a defamation lawsuit against his opponent, Democrat Jacky Rosen, concerning ads that aired toward the end of the campaign. The lawsuit, which also names Rosen’s campaign as a defendant, was ...

State lawmakers seemingly sealed the deal for an NFL stadium when they approved legislation last month requiring Clark County to impose room tax increases for that project and the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. But that doesn’t mean ...

And so after a dramatic Donald Trump victory, Tracy Brown and Don Laikowski sat elbow to elbow Wednesday afternoon inside The Garage, a gay bar in central Las Vegas, where they mused and often bantered about the nation’s future ...

As the vehicle carrying Vincent Shank and a banner proclaiming “99-year-old World War II Prisoner of War” rolled through Las Vegas last year, the applause intensified and the screams grew louder. This year, crowd may be even more appreciative of his service.

Tourists and locals visiting downtown Las Vegas soon could be using pedicabs or electric-powered shuttles to explore the city’s entertainment options. The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance that allows up to 24 pedicabs and eight pedal-buses to operate on restricted downtown streets. The city ordinance lays out the rules ...

Suspect your child is dabbling in drugs? Behaving poorly at school? Struggling with depression, anxiety or a poor self-image? For many parents, the next step — figuring out how to get a child the appropriate help — can be more vexing than realizing a problem exists ...

Nevada could be at the forefront of technological advances that change the way we move, sooner than you think. Uber and Lyft have set their sights on eliminating human drivers within a few years. Their quest follows the theory that this rapidly evolving technology may render private car ownership a thing of the past. The burgeoning, “transportation as a service” industry also could disrupt public-transit systems. And for …

If Nevada politicians are worried about reported tensions between Sheldon Adelson and the Oakland Raiders, those who attended a Thursday morning news conference touting the community benefits of a planned NFL stadium in ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law today $750 million of state funding toward building a $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed football stadium in Las Vegas. The bill raises hotel room taxes 0.88 percent to finance the public's part of the project. Sheldon Adelson of Las Vegas Sands Corp. has pledged ...

After all the pomp and circumstance of the week, protracted discussions and the pressure of looming elections, the Nevada Legislature today approved a $1.17 billion tax increase to fund construction of ...

Nevada Assembly members expressed a wide range of emotions — frustration, gratitude, disgust and relief — following the 28-13 passage of a bill approving funding for an NFL-ready stadium in Las Vegas and expanding the Las Vegas Convention Center. The lawmakers spoke for roughly 90 minutes, while just down the hall, the Senate ...

The Assembly has recessed until 9 a.m. today after an intense, hourlong discussion on a transportation report made public late Thursday night. The report detailed road improvements that would need to be made as part of ...

A three-hour block devoted to pro-stadium presentations, including an ad-like video and testimony from casino bigwigs, sparked criticism from Democrats on the first day of the special session. After ceremonial and procedural items Monday morning, business began in both houses of the Nevada Legislature. State senators dove into the bill related to funding the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center and construction of an NFL-ready stadium, while their Assembly counterparts addressed the ...

The Senate kicked off Monday evening’s proceedings with a round of public comment where opponents of the stadium expressed frustration that stadium proponents had been given three hours to testify in ...

As far as the city of Las Vegas is concerned, the battle to bring an NFL stadium to the Cashman Center site isn’t over. The Las Vegas City Council directed staff Wednesday to continue pursuing options for the roughly 50-acre complex north of downtown that includes the Las Vegas 51s’ aging ballpark and convention space. Planting an NFL stadium or ...

Developers behind the Las Vegas stadium project have proposed that taxpayers foot $750 million of the expected $1.9 billion bill. The size of the ask sets it apart from other NFL stadiums with public funding, and developers have said that without the contribution the deal is off.

Nevadans for the Common Good first voiced opposition to the stadium plan last week. On Wednesday, the group went a step further: Members outlined their objections to the public’s $750 million public contribution, saying ...

Gov. Brian Sandoval intends to convene a special legislative session in October to consider tourism-related improvements, including the construction of an estimated $1.9 billion stadium. The governor’s declaration immediately followed Clark County’s call for applications to fill two Nevada State Assembly vacancies — a move designed to ensure a full Legislature for the special session. In a one-page statement ...

As public officials scrutinized plans to build an NFL stadium in Las Vegas during a recent meeting, a question about the football fan experience emerged: Could the stadium sites accommodate tailgating? “Both provide enough ...